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Flight Reliability

DL 5068 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5068 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
7.7%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 428 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(60 flights)
  • Tue89%(64 flights)
  • Wed75%(64 flights)
  • Thu75%(60 flights)
  • Fri81%(69 flights)
  • Sat71%(24 flights)
  • Sun79%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(86 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(115 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(184 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 81% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%31
July 202548%23
August 202569%29
September 202593%30
October 202577%30
November 202558%26
December 202567%30
January 202691%22
February 202686%28
March 202680%46
April 202690%48
May 202688%50
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
393
Months covered
12

Based on 428 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.